Season 1, Episode 8: Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into the life of a teen-age hot-rodder who must stop his sister from marrying a wealthy bully. With Dean Stockwell. watch
The high school in Athens, Alabama, had the greatest football coach ever seen, until one fateful day during the state championship 12 years ago, when the coach's son was killed during the game. The town was never the same. After that tragic event, the legendary coach retired, and the once-great team suffered losing seasons ever since. The county decides to close the school at the end of the academic year, and there seems to be no hope in sight. Yet one student holds out hope for a miracle to save the school, and it arrives in the immense talent of an orphaned football player whose personal goals outweigh those of the team, and in the return of the legendary coach for "one last season." Starring Terry O'Quinn (TV's "Lost," TV's "Millennium"), Lacey Chabert ("Mean Girls," "Lost in Space"), Nick Cornish ("Psycho Beach Party"), Kirk B.R. Woller ("Minority Report," "Swordfish") and Mary Pat Gleason ("Evolution," "Traffic"). watch
Just like last week, I want to start with the ending. How many of you were reminded of the final episode of The Sopranos with that quick fade to black? I kept thinking something shocking or tragic was going to happen since I knew it was the final minute of the show. "Silent Night" was heard in the background simultaneously with a dramatic beat, while slow camera shots of each character were shown. Once Eden walked in with her fake smile and Sean looked down, avoiding her, the one thing I expected to happen was for Julia to collapse and that would be the cliffhanger since we won't get a new episode until January 15th. What was that liquid that Eden added to the fruitcake she made and then fed to Julia? It seemed like Julia was getting queasy or dizzy periodically throughout the second half hour, but she never passed out. And nothing shocking happened at the end. At least with this fade to black, I didn't think my cable suddenly went out like I did with The Sopranos (that was more of ...read more
